General maintenance infor-
mation
Personnel qualifications
DANGER
Risk of explosion!
The operating company is responsible
for its work equipment in accordance
with the German Ordinance on Industrial
Safety and Health (BetrSichV). It is the
operating company's responsibility to en-
sure that testing and repairs are carried
out properly.
– Repair work must only be carried out
by a competent person.
See the "Operating company" section in the
chapter entitled "Definition of responsible per-
sons".
DANGER
Risk of explosion
Working on a truck within potentially ex-
plosive areas can lead to explosions in
the surrounding atmosphere. No work
may be performed on the truck in poten-
tially explosive areas.
– Only perform truck maintenance or
repairs outside potentially explosive
areas.
Only qualified and authorised personnel are
allowed to perform maintenance work. Regu-
lar safety checks and checks after unusual in-
cidents must be performed by a competent
person.
– See also the section entitled "Competent
person for explosion protection checks" in
the chapter entitled "Definition of responsi-
ble persons".
The competent person must conduct their
evaluation and assessment from a safety point
of view, unaffected by operational and eco-
nomic conditions. The competent person must
have sufficient knowledge and experience to
be able to assess the condition of a truck and
the effectiveness of the protective devices in
accordance with technical conventions and
the principles for testing trucks.
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General maintenance information
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